Is this a popular occurance in your household? You go to your workplace for a couple of hours, leaving your Border Collie at home. He is in high spirits and content and you’ve educated him to know you’ll be back soon so he doesn’t bark and carry on when you leave the house, all is fine, until you return home to find a catastrophe.
In the space of a couple of hours your Border collie puppy can change from cute and good-natured to a hurricane force. It happens in a very short space of time. He gets into your bedroom and chews shoes and clothing. He pulls the wadding out of your living room cushions. He lives up to the saying “the dog ate my homework” by shredding your textbooks and documents.
If you have faced this quandary before you know how irritating it is, especially when your Border collie puppy is so joyful to see you return home and all you can do is scream in anger at the sight of the mess and destruction.
When your dog chews your favorite boots or anything else you value it puts a rift between you and your dog. It is important to find a solution to this chewing crisis. The place to start is to find out why your Border collie puppy is chewing at all.
Here are 5 reasons why your Border collie puppy chews your favorite things:
Dog habits - a Border Collie, like any dog, has a natural tendency to chew, it is what a dog does. If your Border collie puppy is a puppy it will instinctively want to chew. It will chew even more when it is teething and its gums are sore. This is not an excuse to put up with the chewing quandary, you can still instruct a Border Collie puppy not to gnaw the incorrect things.
Nothing to do - if your Border Collie is left on his own with nothing to do he will invent his own game and this invariably involves chewing. Notwithstanding leaving his own chewing toys for him he will usually find your possessions more fascinating to play his chewing game . You can solve this problem by educating your Border Collie to chew the correct chew toys even when you are out. It is best to start his training as young as possible (even from 8 weeks of age) so don’t postpone it!
Excess energy - Border collie puppy’s need plenty of exercise. They are working dogs and they’re bred to be able to keep herding sheep for hours per day. Ideally you should make certain your Border Collie gets approximately 2 hours of exercise, including running, every day as well as fun time. If your Border collie puppy has an abundance of energy he is likely to turn to chewing your favorite things.
They don't understand - if you haven’t educated your Border collie puppy then he doesn’t know what you expect from him. It is not up to your border collie to figure out what you are saying, he can’t understand the words. This is why dog training is imperative, it permits your border collie to recognize what you want from him.
Separation anxiety - your Border Collie may be tense when you leave your home and may think you won't return. Sometimes when your dog is anxious in this position he may hunt down your clothes or boots to find your familiar scent. He just needs to be consoled. To stop this conduct you can train your Border Collie as a puppy or as an adult dog to be taught not to fret and therefore not chew as a way of coping with their anxiety.
The common thread is dog training. If you want to stop your Border collie puppy chewing everything in sight it is imperative to train your Border Collie early to prevent all the tension and heartache that so many dog owners face when they feel their dog is behaving irrationally.
If you own a Border collie puppy then you know they are an highly intelligent and energetic breed of dog. They respond well to dog training and they enjoy pleasing their owner. Border Collies are beautiful family pets so circumvent any disappointment and commence training your Border Collie today.
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